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International Talks Launched in Kharkiv
We feel that Kharkiv can become a place where we might discuss the most actual issues concerning the future of Europe and the world as a whole.
Society
Announcements
Conflicts in post-soviet countries: understanding the context
What is the historical context of the current happenings? What are the reasons behind these events that caught so many by surprise and often are seemingly irrational?
English Articles
Beyond Maidan Nezalezhnosti
Less known is the fact that EuroMaidan went beyond the Independence Square in Kyiv. It also took place in eastern Ukraine.
Politics
Populism has nothing to do with the economy
That takes some soul searching: why is liberal democracy the best way to organize governance? Why is globalization a blessing more than a curse? What are international institutions for?
English Articles
16 September in Bobrovy Kut
Who once lived in Bobrovii Kut village, the Kherson province, who were thrown while still alive down the village well by the Evgenievka hamlet
Society
This is about true meaning of Nobel price
Nobel prize is usually awarded to scientists. People nobody hears about, ever, people which humble work is profoundly changing our world. Which work eradicate illnesses and brings new technology to our life, making it easier to bare.
Infowar
Maidan Monitoring Information Center Releases English Version of Ukraine International Framework for Information and Communication Security
Maidan Monitoring Information Center (MMIC) has published in English recommendations for reform of Ukraine’s international information and communication security; a community-based approach for national roll-out.
Politics
Today is the 26th anniversary of German reunification.
The diplomatic breakthrough that allowed Germany to reunify happened on May 31, 1990, in a meeting between US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Michael Gorbachev in the White House.
English Articles
Notable Quotes on Ukraine and Russia. A plea to Ukrainian American Trump supporters
If you vote for Trump, you may as well be voting for Vladimir Putin and for the demise of a free and independent Ukraine.
Infowar
Моніторинг російського контенту в українському єфірі (20-21 серпня)
Моніторинг, що здійснили активісти Громадянського руху “Відсіч” 20 серпня, вразив нахабністю виявлених порушень.
Infowar
International Framework for Ukraine’s Information and Communication Security
The framework is intended for a broad English-speaking audience and presents facts about Ukraine, source terms, concepts and methodologies relevant to the Maidan Movement and the work and legacy of the Maidan Monitoring Information Center.
English Articles
Mass Blocking of the Ukrainian Users Twitter Accounts start Russian Operation “Brotherly Peoples”
Mass blockings of the Twitter accounts of those Ukrainian users who have active anti-Putin’s mindset and are followed by thousands users is a part of the Russian special operation “Brotherly Peoples”. The goal of this operation is informational deleting Ukrainian patriots who critically and with fact-checking approach regard the idea of reconciliation or “fraternization” with pro-Russian separatists and terrorists being spread. And the final goal of this special operation is destabilization of the situation in Ukraine and “regime changing” to pro-Russian government.
English Articles
Ukrainian Peacebuilding School. Time to Build the Roads and Repair the Bridges
Those people will be able to negotiate peace with neighbours. In occupied territories, in Russia. Using the values and interests, not the conflicts and differences, as negotiation starting points. Like in the history pictured in the “Bridge of spies” movie. “We have to have the conversations our governments can’t”.
English Articles
Donbas 2015 Mission – Monitoring of a number of cities in Eastern Ukraine
Mission objective was to identify main problems and mechanisms of functioning of authorities (both the central and lower level ones), civic groups, independent media, state controlling services, controlling services of the local authorities.
English Articles
Systemic improvements in Ukraine since 2014
All positive changes can be categorized by the degree of the governmental involvement, starting from “happened without any efforts by the government” through “government has been involved” and ending with “mostly done by the government”.